Embedded Linux Software Engineer

Embedded Linux Software Engineer

Location: Manchester (Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home)

Salary: Up to £60,000 + Bonus

Our client, a well-established and growing engineering business based in Manchester, is looking for an experienced Embedded Linux Software Engineer to join their software development team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on complex, physical product-based systems with long product lifecycles, contributing to system architecture and low-level embedded development within a collaborative, technically-driven environment.

You'll be working on resource-constrained embedded platforms, helping shape system architecture, and developing robust, high-quality software for real-world hardware applications.

The Role

As Embedded Linux Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and developing software for embedded systems, working closely with hardware and firmware teams to deliver reliable, well-architected solutions.

You'll bring strong object-oriented development skills and genuine embedded Linux expertise to a business that values engineering rigour and long-term product thinking.

Essential Experience

• Experience developing for embedded Linux systems, with in-depth knowledge of system architecture design
• Experience developing commercial object-oriented applications using a C-like language, ideally C++ or C#
• Experience developing for resource-constrained embedded platforms
• Experience developing large-scale applications using Git version control

Desirable Experience

• Experience developing GUI applications for embedded Linux systems
• A strong appreciation of the hardware environment your software runs within
• Professional experience developing applications in C#
• Development within the Debian ecosystem, including CI/CD
• Experience using Microsoft Visual Studio
• Experience developing for HMI-based systems
• Demonstrable knowledge of XAML/WPF development using the MVVM pattern
• Experience with Agile methodologies such as SAFe
• Knowledge of machine-to-machine communication protocols and technologies (e.g. Fieldbus, industrial Ethernet protocols, MQTT)

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £60,000, dependent on experience
• Annual bonus scheme
• Hybrid working — 2 days from home per week
• The opportunity to work on complex, meaningful engineering challenges within a stable, product-focused business

If you're an embedded software engineer with a strong grounding in Linux systems and object-oriented development, and you're looking to bring your skills to a business building genuinely impactful products, we'd love to hear from you.